"But why would the artifact prove so destructive?"

All it did now was drain away forces that might prove destructive to the priests if left untapped.

An initial five-minute test of the device proves enormously destructive.

The rodeo came in 1962, but hooves proved too destructive of the turf.

Indeed, the Chinese model could prove deceptive and destructive.

Parents concerned that this idea will prove destructive are working to be sure that states require instruction in basic skills.

However, the fur trade was to prove destructive to the Indians, who became increasingly dependent on white men's goods, including liquor.

"The devil has proven far more destructive than I ever conceived."

Yet the war proved far longer and more destructive than had been generally expected.

The fires proved especially destructive this summer because of drought conditions and high winds.